Thursday, December 28, 2006

Pope's prayer in Turkish mosque inspires Spanish Muslims

By Anka, Madrid
Thursday, December 28, 2006
zaman.com

Inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Spanish Muslims have asked to pray with Christians in the Cordoba Mosque, which was turned into a cathedral in the 13th century.

In a letter to the pope’s representative in Spain, Junta Islamica, a Muslim organization in Spain, requested permission for followers of both faiths to pray together in the Cordoba Mosque.

The organization asked that their request be conveyed directly to the pope and stated that they were not aiming at re-establishing the Cordoba Mosque, nor reviving Andalusia, the pre-Christian Muslim civilization of Spain.

Rather, the demand should be seen as a move to encourage tolerance and reconciliation.

President of Junta Islamica Mansur Escudero spoke of their initiative to the Spanish media and said that they were planning to make the Cordoba Mosque a unique place of worship and serve world peace.

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